I cannot get this to work on Windows 8.1. I can format it in Disk Management but then it never shows up in file explorer. Works on my mac just fine.
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I have the same issue but mine is with Windows 7. My MAC sees it fine too. I have a RAID 5 setup.
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I used a version of this floppy drive with Windows 8 system to read some of previous files made on IBM compatible computers. Some of the files could not been read. Your MAC format layout is different than what your Windows 7 System requires.
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the drive is not formatted with any version of windows. it is formatted with a run time version of linux.it handles the formatting. the windows 8 machines should see it in the network browser. did you set up user rights?
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when i purchased mine it was formatted for mac. In windows i had to format it in disk management to fat32 to work for both mac and windows.
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Yes but it has to be formatted. It won't work with data from both windows and Mac
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sorry, i really dont know. i use mac osx 10.6.8. from what i've read on it you can get drivers/format it for windows, but i'm not sure which.
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Yes, you could format it as a NTFS or FAT32. Mac (as well as Windows obviously) supports both.
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Tabitha. I am not certain because I do not normally use MACs. However....note the tech specs on Amazon.com. It says "Preformatted for PCs, easily reformatted for Macs" What this PROBABLY means is the drive is NTFS formatted (Microsoft proprietary formatted) so will work plug and play with PCs running Microsoft operating systems. Which is why I can just plug it into a USB port and begin using it. For a MAC user you will probably have to format it (to HFS) for your specific MAC operating system. It should be fairly straight-forward. The manufacturer gives directions for this here: http://www.hgst.com/support/faqs/how-format-my-drive-mac-only-hfsHope this helps.Tim Tabitha. I am not certain because I do not normally use MACs. However....note the tech specs on Amazon.com. It says "Preformatted for PCs, easily reformatted for Macs" What this PROBABLY means is the drive is NTFS formatted (Microsoft proprietary formatted) so will work plug and play with PCs running Microsoft operating systems. Which is why I can just plug it into a USB port and begin using it. For a MAC user you will probably have to format it (to HFS) for your specific MAC operating system. It should be fairly straight-forward. The manufacturer gives directions for this here:... » Read More Tabitha. I am not certain because I do not normally use MACs. However....note the tech specs on Amazon.com. It says "Preformatted for PCs, easily reformatted for Macs" What this PROBABLY means is the drive is NTFS formatted (Microsoft proprietary formatted) so will work plug and play with PCs running Microsoft operating systems. Which is why I can just plug it into a USB port and begin using it. For a MAC user you will probably have to format it (to HFS) for your specific MAC operating system. It should be fairly straight-forward. The manufacturer gives directions for this here: http://www.hgst.com/support/faqs/how-format-my-drive-mac-only-hfsHope this helps.Tim « Show Less
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The drive may not be formatted or formatted with the right file system, you can check that in disk management or the drive could be bad but most likely needs correct format. I just tested mine with my Windows 8 laptop and it works fine.
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I just installed it on a windows 8.1 machine. It gave me an error the first time, I just re installed and it worked. Have not created a document with it yet as I don't have anything on there to print with yet.
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Just to throw in my 2 cents here, the Disk Utility reformat mentioned above in Andrew's post is spot-on. The drive so far as been great to use. However, I'm running Mac 10.5.6 and it was immediately recognized when I first plugged it in: it mounted and Time Machine asked if I wanted to use it for backups...I did the reformatting anyway as the apps on board are no use to a Mac owner.BTW, the $99 price was unbelievable!Fingers crossed on reliability,Yikesboy
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If you found out an answer to this problem let me know. I am trying to use it on a windows, from a mac, and it wont even read it.
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It will not work on Win7 if it's been formatted to work Mac. I have a mac that I backed up mp3s and stuff on this drive. Can't get it off using my Win7 machine.
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It comes formatted for PC (NTFS), but like most hard drives, it can be formatted with the Disk Utility on a Mac to HFS+.First link from Bing gives a good walk through of how to format it: http://www.ehow.com/how_2063795_format-hard-drive-mac-os.html Hope that helps!
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I am a very technical person, and I could not get it to work on Win 7, or Mac OS X... on Win 7, they ripped off and modified another companies software, but then never did put the key code to access it with my purchase. There are a million hacks on the web, but nothing I rust enough to download blindly. In short, there's no reason it WILL work on any OS including Win 8 and there's no support for it to test.
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It should just pop up in the desktop, and then you can drag'n'drop stuff to and from it. If it doesn't work, try following the instructions for formatting here: http://support.g-technology.com/support/g-drive-mobile-usbYou can format it for mac only or for Windows and mac
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It only works on Windows. I downloaded windows onto my mac and then I was able to use it, But that is a bit excessive for one program.